Ten question types
Single and multiple choice, true or false, matching, ordering, numeric, fill in the blank, hotspot, short answer and written answers.
Question bank software that keeps your content yours
Write your questions once, reuse them across exams, and deliver them without ever handing over a file. Your bank is the asset. This is where it lives: tagged, weighted to your syllabus, and encrypted.
A question bank is the most valuable thing a trainer owns: months of expertise turned into something you can test people against, again and again. Question bank software is where you build that asset, organise it, check its quality, and deliver it, without letting it leak.
The difference that matters most is delivery. When questions go out as a PDF or a shared document, they are gone the moment they leave your hands. CandidatesPrep shows questions inside the exam, on screen at the moment of sitting, and during a proctored exam the answer key never reaches the candidate's browser. The bank is never handed out as a file.
What you can do
Case studies
A shared scenario with up to eight exhibit tabs and images, followed by the questions that depend on it.
Tags and frameworks
Tag by topic and difficulty, and map questions to a domain and task framework, with templates for PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, AWS and Security+.
Blueprints and random draws
Weight each paper by domain or tag, and give every candidate their own random draw from the pool.
Item analysis
Difficulty, discrimination and distractor analysis for every question, so you can fix or retire weak items with evidence.
Encrypted, never a file
Question text and answer keys are encrypted at rest, and questions are shown inside the exam, never handed out as a document.
Every question type a real exam uses
Most question bank tools stop at multiple choice. Certification and licensing exams do not, so neither does this one. Write single and multiple choice, true or false, matching, ordering, numeric, fill in the blank, hotspot, short answer and long written answers, and group questions under a case study with up to eight exhibit tabs.
Question text and explanations support formatting, and a shared image library lets you reuse diagrams and exhibits across banks instead of uploading them again. Preview any question as a candidate will see it before it goes live, and filter the bank by type, tag, status, questions never used, or questions with images.
Written answers, marked with help
For long written answers, the platform suggests a mark using language analysis, and a trainer confirms it. You keep the judgement; the grading queue just moves faster.
Build papers to a blueprint
Real exams are weighted to a syllabus, and practice papers should be too. Map your questions to a content framework, then tell each exam what share of the paper every domain or tag should take. Each candidate gets their own random draw that still matches the weighting, in a shuffled order.
Framework templates for the PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, AWS Solutions Architect Associate and CompTIA Security+ outlines are built in, or you can build your own domain and task structure for any syllabus. Break points split a long exam into parts with timed breaks between them, and case studies stay together.
Import what you already have
Most trainers do not start from zero. Bring an existing bank in from a CSV file, up to 500 rows at a time, with tags, explanations and framework links, for every question type except hotspot. Each row appears on screen to check and edit before anything is saved, and likely duplicates of questions already in the bank are flagged so you can compare, replace or merge them.
Questions in a text-based PDF laid out to our simple template can be imported the same way.
Quality control, before and after the exam
A large bank is only useful if you can trust every question in it. Two controls keep it that way.
Before: review and approval
Switch on the approval workflow and every new question moves from draft to review to published, approved by someone you have given that permission. Only published questions are ever drawn into an exam, and edits to a published question are saved as a new version.
After: item analysis
Once candidates have sat an exam, item analysis shows how hard each question really was, how well it separated strong candidates from weak ones, and which wrong answers drew the most picks. Questions that are too easy, too hard or misleading are flagged for you, and the analysis exports to CSV.
Protected while it is in use
A question bank keeps its value only while it stays private. Here, that protection is built into how questions are stored and delivered.
Encrypted at rest
Question text, options, answer keys and explanations are stored with AES-256-GCM encryption.
Answer keys stay on the server
During a proctored exam, questions reach the candidate's browser without their answers.
Deterrence on screen
A watermark with the candidate's identity sits across the exam, and copying, developer tools and screenshot keys are detected: a warning first, then the attempt is cancelled.
Review on your terms
After the exam, choose what the review screen shows candidates: every answer, only the ones they got wrong, or just their score. Secure review, on by default, asks for full screen and a camera before the review screen opens.
Question bank software or a folder of documents?
Many trainers keep their questions in documents and spreadsheets. That works until the first leak, or the first time someone asks how good the questions really are.
| Aspect | CandidatesPrep question bank | Documents and spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Shown inside the exam; answer keys stay on the server | Sent as a file that can be forwarded |
| Each paper | A random draw per candidate, weighted to your blueprint | One paper for everyone, or reshuffled by hand |
| Question quality | Item analysis flags weak and misleading questions | No data on how each question performs |
| Changes | Edit once, with versions and optional approval | Copies drift apart across files |
| Security | Encrypted at rest and watermarked in the exam | Readable by anyone who has the file |
Your bank never becomes a file
This is the failure that undoes months of work: a trainer writes an excellent bank, then delivers it as a document. Students pass it to classmates, and the asset is circulating for free before the first exam is over.
The fix is structural, not a matter of willpower. If the questions are never a file in the first place, there is nothing to pass on. That single decision is the reason to keep a question bank in a platform rather than a folder.
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Common questions
What is a question bank?
A question bank is a structured, reusable collection of exam questions, tagged by topic and difficulty, that you draw papers from rather than writing a fresh exam each time.
What question types are supported?
Ten: single choice, multiple choice, true or false, matching, ordering, numeric, fill in the blank, hotspot, short answer, and long written answers. Single and multiple choice questions can also sit inside a case study.
Can I import my existing questions?
Yes. Import a CSV file of up to 500 rows at a time, with tags, explanations and framework links, and check every row on screen before saving. Text-based PDFs laid out to our template can be imported too.
How do I stop my question bank from leaking?
Deliver the questions inside the exam rather than as a document. CandidatesPrep shows questions on screen during the sitting, keeps answer keys on the server during proctored exams, encrypts the bank at rest, and watermarks the exam with the candidate's identity.
Can I randomise the paper per candidate?
Yes. Each candidate gets their own random draw from a larger pool, in a shuffled question order, and the draw can be weighted by domain or tag so every paper matches your blueprint.
How many questions can I store?
There is no limit on the number of banks, and the number of questions you can store grows with your plan. If you need more than your plan includes, talk to us.
See it on your own exams.
Walk through your setup with us, and build a question bank and launch a sitting in the same session.